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IFM in Cameroon (2000-2005)
Cameroon's nearly 22 million hectares of forests are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Forest Transparency: Cameroon
Logging in the Shadows
The systemic and targeted abuse of small, poorly regulated logging permits by logging companies is facilitating quick access to forests for commercial logging.
ForestsBlog post
How to future-proof the EU's efforts to save the world's last rainforests
Press Release / Feb. 26, 2003
Is Angola's price for Security Council support over Iraq a licence to continue state looting?
UK Foreign Office Minister Baroness Amos' current visit to Guinea, Angola and Cameroon, which takes place hot on the heels of last week's visit by US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Walter Kansteiner, seems geared to persuading the undecided to back a second UN Resolution on Iraq. Leaving aside arguments about Iraq, Global Witness is greatly concerned about what price Angola expects to extract for its support, and what has been, or is likely to be given in exchange for support at the UN?
Blog / May 25, 2012
Blog: Why we need laws to protect what's left of our forests
By Tom Picken - read this blog on Reuters Trustlaw International efforts to protect forests and the people that live in them have failed so badly that just 20 per cent of forest remains untouched by commercial activity. It is really, really crucial that we find a global system that looks after what remains of the world's lungs.
"What we've been reading" Article / Nov. 16, 2011
Guardian: UK urged to prevent vulture funds preying on world's poorest countries
Britain is being urged to help close down a legal loophole that lets financiers known as "vulture funds" use courts in Jersey to claim hundreds of millions of pounds from the world's poorest countries, write Greg Palast, Maggie O'Kane and Chavala Madlena of the Guardian.
Press Release / Feb. 3, 2011
International Year of Forests must bring paradigm change in global forest policies
A paradigm shift in global forest management is needed to halt tropical deforestation, said Global Witness at the start of the UN's International Year of Forests. The status quo effectively legalises the destruction of natural forests by logging operations, subsidised by tax-dollars. Without efforts to overturn this, international action to prevent irreversible climate change will founder and the livelihoods of over a billion forest-dependent people will be at risk.
Press Release / June 10, 2011
Placer les populations au centre de la législation du secteur forestier - Global Witness publie le second rapport annuel sur la transparence
Global Witness publie aujourd'hui la seconde phase de son étude comparative, unique en son genre, sur la transparence dans le secteur forestier de quatre pays en développement. Le rapport relate des progrès dans la volonté des gouvernements de chaque pays d'engager la société civile dans les processus de décision, mais attire également l'attention de la communauté internationale sur le fait que l'accès à l'information sur la gestion des forêts reste grandement insuffisant.


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DIY Bath Salts
All right all you DIY holiday gifters *high fives*, these bath salts are guaranteed to woo your friends and fam—without breaking the bank.
Seriously, I can't think of a better prezzie than a long, relaxing, anti-stressy yuletide-y soak… I'm gettin' all warm and fuzzy just thinkin' about it. Let's get to work!
DIY Bath Salts
3/4 cup Epsom salts
1/2 cup sea salt
1/4 cup baking soda
6-8 drops of your fave essential oil(s)
Optional: dried lavender or rose petals
- Combine all the ingredients together, and store in a jar with a lid. (Kind of too easy, right?) 😉
Makes 1 1/2 cups bath salts
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I know I'm about 5 months late, but I just made myself a 1/2 batch of these bath salts, using rose water because I don't have any essential oils. Smells delicious!

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And there you have it. The Johnny Manziel situation has finally come to an end. Probably.
Following up on earlier reports, Texas A&M and the NCAA released a joint statement in which it was "confirmed… that there is no evidence that quarterback Johnny Manziel received money in exchange for autographs, based on currently available information and statements by Manziel." The reigning Heisman winner was interviewed for six-plus hours Sunday by NCAA investigators regarding allegations that he had received impermissible benefits.
However, because of what was described in the release as "an inadvertent violation" of NCAA bylaw 220.127.116.11 — i.e Manziel not taking the proper steps to ensure someone doesn't profit off of hisn name and/or likeness — A&M declared Manziel ineligible and set the conditions for his reinstatement, which are as follows and which have been accepted by the NCAA:
- A one-half game suspension for Manziel
- Manziel will address the team regarding the situation and lessons learned
- Texas A&M will revise its future education concerning student-athlete autographs for individuals with multiple items
In the release, the NCAA did note that "[i]f additional information comes to light, the NCAA will review and consider if further action is appropriate."
"I am proud of the way both Coach [Kevin] Sumlin and Johnny handled this situation, with integrity and honesty," A&M chancellor John Sharp said in a statement. "We all take the Aggie Code of Honor very seriously and there is no evidence that either the university or Johnny violated that code."
With the punitive measure, Manziel will be forced to sit out the first two quarters of the season opener Saturday vs. Rice in College Station. Sumlin has stated neither who will start in place of Manziel or whether the All-American would play in the second half.
Regardless, the news seemingly brings to a conclusion a drama that began less than four weeks ago. Normally not known for its expediency — Miami says hello, NCAA — The Association, for whatever reason, closed the book on this situation in a remarkably efficient manner. And, for a football program with high hopes for the 2013 season, the swiftness was appreciated.
"Texas A&M University would like to thank the NCAA staff, not only for its fairness and professionalism throughout this process, but also for the expediency of its actions," A&M athletic director Eric Hyman wrote. "Texas A&M is a proud member of the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference and, as such, we will continue to abide by the rules governing the association and the conference. Texas A&M is committed to competing with integrity and sportsmanship, and we will continue to ensure strict compliance guidelines for our student-athletes, coaches and supporters."